Alcohol Was A Friend Of Mine
By: Elizabeth Torres
The Reform Movement
Ralph Waldo Emerson, leader of the Transcendentalism movement, later on had a solid impact on American society in the 1830's and 1840's, which lead many followers to become overwhelmed by the idea of making America into a better place. The visionary, along with the Protestants from the Second Great Awakening, instituted many outstanding reform movements in the antebellum era.
The First State
In 1847, Maine embraces itself as the first state to ban the sale of alcohol.
Women and The Temperance Movement
In 1852, Elizabeth Stanton and Susan Anthony create the New York State Women's Temperance Society.
Nativism and Anti-immigrant Sentiments.
Both were practiced in the 1840's as a result to the prohibition of alcohol consumption.
Goal: To restrict or even prohibit the drinking of alcohol
The Temperance Movement
- Alcohol was considered malicious act, and was to blame for all of society's problems.
- If alcohol were to be restricted, it were to believe that there would be a decrease of crimes, homelessness, child abuse, underdevelopment, and suicides.
- The movement was disputed by Catholic immigrants from Ireland and Germany.
American Protestants
- We heavily backed The Temperance Movement
Email: alcoholismisthedevil@gmail.com
Website: TemMove4Alcohol.org
Phone: 5126666666
Facebook: facebook.com/stopalcohol4friends.com
Twitter: @handleyourlifebetterthanalcohol
Tactics & Success
- Alcohol shall be replaced by sweet natural nectar found among American lands.
- Help shall be offered by those in need of it- includes: Alcohol addicts. The church of our heavenly father opens its doors to teach its sons and daughters the opportunities available without alcohol, and it shall also lead them to accompany us in our march among American greatness, that excludes alcohol. It will also provide new clothes, and jobs if necessary.
- The Temperance Movement at last thrived upon the approval of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in the 1919.
Alcohol
Drinking was the way of life in the 19th century, it was done at all hours and for no particular reason. It sure was more widespread than it is today.